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I'll try to grab a sound clip once I put the pipes back on.

Well, I haven't posted in a while being busy with college and work, but last week was chop day! Stripped most of the back end off of the bike, including the rear foot pegs. Now i'm waiting on my rear hoop to be bent up and my custom upper suspension mounts to get back from the laser cutter. It...

Here's the link to my build thread. http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?p=141889#post141889

So here's the first post of hopefully many. My bike is a 1980 Yamaha XS400 Special II that I plan on making into a cafe style bike. Figured I should start a build thread in order to help keep track of stuff. So at this point I'm in the gathering/collecting stage. I've decided to fab my own...

I took the carbs off and replaced the bottom float seal in between the bowl and the main needle. It seemed to help, but not cure the problem. I'm really quite nervous about tearing the carbs down completely myself, because of all the horror stories I've heard about people ruining them out of...

You found it!! I've been looking everywhere for a build thread on Sandrew's bike! Thanks a lot. Not sure what to do with the front signals. I wanted to keep the existing headlight casing, but upgrade the light itself to something brighter. I definitely want smaller ones, I find the stock...

Thank you! I've toyed with the idea of all original...even considered hard tailing it and making a bobber at one point, but in the end I decided I prefer the cafe style. And even though it's my first project, I am trying not to do a slap-bang job like so many others who aspire to have a cafe...

Hey everyone! This is my first post to XS400.com, I found myself coming here more often than not for answers to my questions, so I figured why not just create a profile? Anyways, it seems like you all like a little info/pics before diving into it, so here she is! 1980 Yamaha XS400. Bought...